Benefits of Flow Charts

A flow chart is a chart that represents an algorithm or process, and is typically used to describe the detailed logic of a business process or rule. A flow chart can provide a reference for those involved in a project or procedure and can be effective in explaining processes to new employees. When errors occur, flowcharts can be referenced to see what went wrong. Flow charts also help highlight and remove unnecessary steps in a process. By showing processes visually rather than just explaining, people seem to understand better and make fewer mistakes. Other common benefits of flow charting include enhanced quality and proper documentation.

Generally, a rectangle signifies an operation, a diamond represents a decision, with arrows representing the direction of flow. Those are just the basic symbols; there are many other symbols representing different things such as manual operation, sort, delay, display, etc.

Flow charts can become pretty complicated. Luckily, there are many software programs out there that can make it easy. Check out SoftwareMedia.com for popular flow chart software starting at only $25 for a limited time only.

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